# The Tower of Babel in 10 Minutes

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Podcast: [Everything Jewish - 10 Minutes at a Time](https://stenobird.com/podcast/everything-jewish-10-minutes-at-a-time-7523216)
Published: 2026-06-22T08:00:00+00:00
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One language, one ambitious building project, and one very dramatic divine intervention—today we're scaling the Tower of Babel. On this episode of our daily Jewish podcast, we're unpacking the short but explosive Genesis story about humanity's attempt to build a tower "with its head in the heavens." Was it rebellion, unity gone wrong, or a misunderstanding of what greatness really means? Why does God scatter the people and scramble their language? We'll explore the biblical verses, rabbinic interpretations, and the enduring questions about power, technology, ego, and what happens when everyone is finally on the same page. Hard hats on—this one reaches for the sky.

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